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# lymph

«lymph» in Mova's school dictionary: **a clear, watery fluid that moves around the body in thin…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (lymph)

### meaning for a pupil

Lymph is a clear, watery fluid that moves around the body in thin tubes and carries white blood cells that fight germs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lymph/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Met in science lessons about the body and in doctors' talk: lymph nodes (often called glands) can swell when you have an infection. Phrases: lymph node, lymphatic system.

### examples

- Lymph helps the body fight infection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lymph/#x1)
- The doctor felt the lymph nodes in my neck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lymph/#x2)
- Lymph nodes can swell when you have a cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lymph/#x3)
- Lymph flows through the lymphatic system. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lymph/#x4)
- White blood cells travel in the lymph. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lymph/#x5)
- Lymph is almost colourless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lymph/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Say «limf». Adjective: lymphatic. Swollen «glands» in the neck are really lymph nodes.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lymph» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lymph/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.